Papa Can You Hear Me?
Eight years ago I wished my dad a Happy Father’s Day. For the last time. Thirteen days later, he died of a massive heart attack. The good news is he suffered for about 15 seconds. The bad news is I have suffered for nearly eight years. And counting. Father’s Day is not the same without your father. I wasn't there that morning When my father passed away I didn't get to tell him All the things I had to say My father made it very clear that I was his earth and his moon. And his only son. My parents got divorced when I was 12 and I was pretty much raised by a single dad. He did the best job he could -- a damn good job -- considering his father died when he was nine. My dad, an only child, spent the next 50 years raising his mom. He graduated from New York University after going to seven years of night school. That gave him the opportunity to work during the day to bring in money for the two of them. He believed in working hard and wasn't afraid to do it. The result was an ama...